Milk & Cookies for Santa...

This is one tradition that almost didn't get did this year!

Days before Christmas, Remi got sick with the flu and then I got sick with a wicked stomach something or another. I don't know what it was, but I thought I was dying. It hit me on Sunday night and I still wasn't sure I was making to Gran's on Christmas Eve. But Micah and the boys both made it clear, my presence was necessary and since I had been vomit-free for over 48 hours, I pushed through. I found me a chair as far away from everyone as I could get, and as long as I stayed resting, I was fine. 

All this to say, my Christmas cookies did not get made and by the time we got home from Gran's, I went straight to bed for a little pre-santa setup nap. I woke up around 11:00, ready to make sure the boys were tucked away and to help Micah get going on toolbox assembly and stocking displaying. It was right around mid-night when I realized we hand't put anything out for Santa. I texted both boys and Roen was up, so he popped down with a giggle, Remi had just tucked in and was not having any of it! But with a little begging, Santa got his milk, the reindeer got a few caramels and peppermints, and this mama got her pictures!